February 2008 Blog Posts (14)

One of IRI’s goals for its work in South America is to bring state-of-the-art climate information into the hands of people and groups who can make immediate use of it. In Uruguay, the IRI has teamed up with the country’s agriculture research institute to develop a comprehensive online resource for farmers, farming cooperatives and policy makers to help them gauge climate risks and make decisions on where, when and how to grow crops.

The original title of this report is 'Britain urges World Bank reform against poverty in Africa' which appeared on the Guardian Newspaper Nigeria of the 25th, February,2008.I believe that publishing it on this page would provide readers here some information and moral to judge how true commitment to reduce poverty can move the world forward.A renege would do otherwise.

UN-led efforts to address climate change, conserve biodiversity and fight poverty could cancel each other out unless the close links between these global challenges are given more attention, says a paper published today (18 February) by the International Institute for Environment and Development.

It warns that many efforts to mitigate climate change have paid scant attention to biodiversity conservation and the world's poor.

Health is wealth.Evidences at every turn one takes proves this to be true.A healthy man/woman works with assured strides of steps.Howbeit, such person could not be said to be free of any presence of disease, aches and virus in his body system.But he knows that he is healthy to pursue his daily businesses and catch up with appointments.He is fit to contribute productivitly to the socio-economic growth of the nation.

It is this need to ensure the creation of wealth, both on individual,… Continue

Two studies on nutrition from the International Food Policy Research Institute have been published recently in the Lancet, a leading medical journal.

The first study finds that feeding very young children a high-energy, high-protein supplement leads to increased economic productivity in adulthood, especially for men. Boys who received the supplement in the first two years of life earned on average 46 percent higher wages as adults. This study is the first to present direct evidence… Continue

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The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University is offering an exciting one-year Master of Arts degree program with a specialization in science journalism. Full tuition scholarships are available for the 2008-09 academic year.

For the past 11 years, Aung San Suu Kyi, a former elected leader and a Nobel Prize winner, has lived under house arrest in Burma, completely isolated. Suu Kyi won the 1991 peace price because of her calm but passionate advocacy of freedom and democracy in Myanmar. No government has acted adequately to support freedom in Burma and to offer succor to those risking all to bring what has been denied them for nearly 50 years. A few months ago the authoritarian military regime dismissed the UN's call… Continue

A German organisation called InWent (Capacity Building International) is offering scholarships for a training course in environmental journalism. The programme is open to journalists who work for print media and who have a special interest in environmental topics.

The course is open to candidates from the following countries:Bangladesh, China, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LAND DEGRADATION, LAND USE DECISION AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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Land degradation affects more than 1900 million hectares of land word-wide, including 65% of the
region’s agricultural land. This international event will bring together experts from different fields to facilitate sharing of information on various aspects of land degradation.

Land degradation is affecting more than 1900 million hectares of land… Continue

Rural communities are within the jurisdiction of the local government councils;the third tier of government. The creation is to bring government nearer to the people and facilitate local development of infrastructure and ensure good living. True national development should be one that drives for such growth from the grassroot to the national level. Of course, this makes more sense and practical. The other way would be a lopsided effort that is in futility.